A perspective on open innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa, and design requirements for an open innovation approach

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dc.contributor.authorKrause, Willieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSchutte, Corneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T12:03:41Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T12:03:41Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionCITATION: Krause, W. & Schutte, C. 2015. A perspective on open innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa, and design requirements for an open innovation approach. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 26(1):163-178, doi:10.7166/26-1-997.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://sajie.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides key results from an exploratory research study aimed at understanding the current landscape in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa with regard to their appetite for, and use of, open innovation. The survey, which was conducted within a contained group of SMEs that belong to business network groups on LinkedIn, explored the current use and perception of open innovation. It was found that collaboration is the approach most preferred by the SMEs surveyed, with customers and suppliers as their preferred innovation partners. Based on the findings of the survey, this paper proposes 25 design requirements, grouped into five functional categories, for an open innovation approach. The design requirements have been developed as a primer to a more complete open innovation approach for SMEs.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractHierdie artikel bied die sleutel resultate van verkennende navorsing gerig op die begrip van die huidige landskap in Suid-Afrika ten opsigte van middelslag en klein besighede se aptyt vir en die gebruik van oop innovasie. Die opname is gedoen onder maatskappye wat deel uitmaak van ’n sake-netwerke groep op LinkedIn, en ondersoek die huidige gebruik van oop innovasie, asook die beplande gebruik van oop innovasie. Samewerking is die benadering meestal verkies deur middelslag en klein besighede, met kliënte en verskaffers as die voorkeur innovasie vennote. Die artikel stel verder ontwerpvereistes voor vir ’n oop innovasie benadering gebaseer op die bevindinge van die opname. Die ontwerpvereistes word ontwikkel ter voorbereiding vir ’n meer volledige oop innovasie benadering vir middelslag en klein besighede. Vyf en twintig vereistes word in totaal groepeer in vyf funksionele kategorieë.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/997
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent16 pages : illustrations
dc.identifier.citationKrause, W. & Schutte, C. 2015. A perspective on open innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa, and design requirements for an open innovation approach. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 26(1):163-178, doi:10.7166/26-1-997
dc.identifier.issn2224-7890 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1012-277X (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7166/26-1-997
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/99577
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSAIIE
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectOpen innovationen_ZA
dc.subjectMedium-sized businessen_ZA
dc.subjectSmall businessen_ZA
dc.subjectBusiness enterprises -- Sizeen_ZA
dc.subjectDiffusion of innovationsen_ZA
dc.titleA perspective on open innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa, and design requirements for an open innovation approachen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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